A family from Messina, together with 50 other Italian tourists, has been stuck on the cruise ship for three days MSC Poetry in the port of Miami. However, the passengers’ nightmare has turned into certainty: MSC has just announced that the cruise will not sail to the Caribbeanand now we are waiting to know the official reasons for this definitive stop.
MSC confirmed that it had canceled the cruise after failing to resolve a “regulatory issue” in time for departure. Neither the company nor the Coast Guard provided further details
The odyssey had begun when the itinerary was initially suspended for an inspection by the US Coast Guard. In a statement released to CBS News on Monday, the Coast Guard explained that its teams were “verifying the cruise ship’s compliance with international standards and U.S. regulations”after the arrest imposed over the weekend by the Miami section for reasons related to safety and environmental protection. The MSC Poesia, we remind you, has a capacity of over 3,200 passengers and more than 1,000 crew members.
“Everything is calm on board – Giuseppe Arena, an ice cream maker from Ganzirri, said this morning on the ship with his family that left Messina on 30 October – But we have no news of what is happening and why we have been stopped in port for three days. We only know that there is an inspection underway, with tanks coming and going”.
Now, after hours of anxious waiting, the company’s official communication has swept away any doubts about the restart, however leaving passengers waiting for detailed clarifications on the causes that led to this unexpected epilogue.